Xinyuan climate

Xinyuan is warmest in July, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -16 °C. May is the wettest month (81 mm) and January the driest (18 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Xinyuan averages 576 mm of rain, 57 days above 25 °C and 175 days below freezing.

China · population 282,718 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan -9°
  2. Feb -5°
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May 14°
  6. Jun 18°
  7. Jul 20°
  8. Aug 19°
  9. Sep 15°
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec -7°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month July 25 °C
  • Coldest month January -16 °C
  • Driest month January 18 mm
  • Wettest month May 81 mm
  • Least cloud October 41 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 35 °C
  • Coldest on record December -31 °C

What to expectXinyuan through the year

Xinyuan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 0.9 °C in January to 25 °C in July, a swing of 29 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 57 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C, 175 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 81 mm against 18 mm in January — 4.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 0.9 °C 18 mm 49 %
February 3.9 °C 21 mm 52 %
March 9.6 °C 38 mm 54 %
April 16.0 °C 73 mm 56 %
May 20.2 °C 81 mm 60 %
June 23.4 °C 79 mm 62 %
July 25.4 °C 68 mm 52 %
August 25.1 °C 53 mm 46 %
September 21.3 °C 43 mm 45 %
October 14.9 °C 42 mm 41 %
November 7.7 °C 39 mm 49 %
December 2.2 °C 22 mm 50 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 0.9 °C-16.1 °C-8.7 °C11.2 °C-29.2 °C0031
February 3.9 °C-13.3 °C-4.9 °C15.9 °C-30.8 °C0028
March 9.6 °C-6.6 °C1.9 °C23.1 °C-21.7 °C0028
April 16.0 °C0.4 °C8.9 °C28.7 °C-14.7 °C1014
May 20.2 °C5.7 °C14.0 °C30.1 °C-6.2 °C402
June 23.4 °C10.4 °C18.1 °C31.3 °C1.8 °C1100
July 25.4 °C12.2 °C20.0 °C34.6 °C4.8 °C1820
August 25.1 °C11.0 °C19.2 °C33.5 °C0.2 °C1820
September 21.3 °C6.9 °C14.8 °C31.1 °C-3.2 °C601
October 14.9 °C0.6 °C7.6 °C27.4 °C-16.9 °C0013
November 7.7 °C-6.3 °C-0.1 °C21.0 °C-23.7 °C0028
December 2.2 °C-13.3 °C-6.8 °C13.5 °C-31.4 °C0031

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 18 mm59.3 h/day49 %65 %7.7 km/h
February 21 mm510 h/day52 %64 %8.1 km/h
March 38 mm912 h/day54 %63 %8.7 km/h
April 73 mm1113 h/day56 %65 %9.3 km/h
May 81 mm1215 h/day60 %66 %9.0 km/h
June 79 mm1115 h/day62 %67 %8.0 km/h
July 68 mm915 h/day52 %67 %7.8 km/h
August 53 mm914 h/day46 %65 %8.0 km/h
September 43 mm813 h/day45 %64 %8.1 km/h
October 42 mm811 h/day41 %66 %7.7 km/h
November 39 mm89.7 h/day49 %66 %7.7 km/h
December 22 mm69.0 h/day50 %66 %7.8 km/h

How Xinyuan compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Xinyuan 25 °C -16 °C 576 mm 57
Ghulja · China 30 °C -10 °C 292 mm 109
Bole · China 31 °C -15 °C 287 mm 104
Huocheng · China 30 °C -12 °C 216 mm 108
Shihezi · China 33 °C -18 °C 251 mm 124
Karamay · China 34 °C -16 °C 112 mm 128
Korla · China 33 °C -10 °C 76 mm 143

Where Xinyuan ranks

Ranking Position Value
Places with the best weather in Asia in July 11th of 50 87/100
Places with the best weather in Asia in August 21st of 50 88/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Xinyuan.

QuestionsCommon questions about Xinyuan’s climate

When is the best time to visit Xinyuan?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Xinyuan get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 4 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -16 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 175 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Xinyuan?

May, averaging 81 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is January with 18 mm. The year as a whole averages 576 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Xinyuan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
43.426°, 83.250° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.